*OFFICIAL* M15x Owners Lounge - Part 5 (see post #1 for links)

Not sure if anyone else posted about this before, but just wanted to share a quick and easy way to cover minor chips and scratches on the painted panels. Just use a Sharpie permanent marker. It works wonders especially if you have the black finish, but the silver Sharpies also work great on the silver panels. Can't comment on red though.

Not sure if anyone else posted about this before, but just wanted to share a quick and easy way to cover minor chips and scratches on the painted panels. Just use a Sharpie permanent marker. It works wonders especially if you have the black finish, but the silver Sharpies also work great on the silver panels. Can't comment on red though.

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Awesome, the M15X that I just acquired is covered in paint chips near the keyboard area. I'll try this out. I'll be replacing the LCD lid with a new one since this is scratched beyond repair.

Compared to the newer Alienwares, I love how this still has a full metal build, and may I add a THICK metal build at that . My only gripe would be that it is a glossy finish, not the matte finish that I prefer on the M17X.

Awesome, the M15X that I just acquired is covered in paint chips near the keyboard area. I'll try this out. I'll be replacing the LCD lid with a new one since this is scratched beyond repair.

Compared to the newer Alienwares, I love how this still has a full metal build, and may I add a THICK metal build at that . My only gripe would be that it is a glossy finish, not the matte finish that I prefer on the M17X.

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Actually the panels originally had a semi-glossy finish, more matte than gloss. It could be that the previous owner used some kind of rubbing or polishing compound on the panels to achieve a glossy surface.

If the panels are covered in a lot of chips, you can always remove, sand, and spray with a spray paint can or take them to an auto-body shop and ask them to paint them for you with auto enamel.

Am actually going to buy a nVidia GTX970M or GTX 780M because AMD don't support their graphics cards much & think nVidia does a better job at upgrading their GPU's.

I don't like the fact that FirePro M6100 has to change to AMD HD 8950 to play modern PC games & fails @ changing graphics settings & GTA V isn't supported? So what's the point in using Radeon drivers? If I can't play the PC games I like!

Am going back to nVidia but first I'll buy a 330w adaptor & check to see if that helps with throttling?

I still use my Red AMD FirePro M6100 @ 2GB GDDR5.

I've 2 drivers:

(1) AMD FirePro M6100
(2) AMD Radeon HD 8950

I prefer using FirePro drivers but Battlefield 1 doesn't recognise it, so 2nd driver (Radeon) required when playing this!